Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation

The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation experienced a data breach on May 26.

An attachment containing the name and contact information of AgriInsurance clients was attached in error to an email sent to 134 producers in Manitoba.

Producers affected by the breach were contacted directly by MASC.

Source: https://www.brandonsun.com/local/2020/06/02/privacy-breach-at-masc

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/manitoba-agricultural-services-corporation

"id": "man2219123",
"linkid": "manitoba-agricultural-services-corporation",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "05/2020",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 134,
                        'industry': 'Agriculture',
                        'location': 'Manitoba',
                        'name': 'Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation '
                                '(MASC)',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 134,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': ['Name',
                                                         'Contact Information'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Name', 'Contact Information']},
 'date_detected': '2023-05-26',
 'description': 'An attachment containing the name and contact information of '
                'AgriInsurance clients was attached in error to an email sent '
                'to 134 producers in Manitoba.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Name', 'Contact Information']},
 'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': 'Human Error'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Producers affected by the breach were '
                                        'contacted directly by MASC.'},
 'title': 'MASC Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human Error'}